Pore

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)
• Homophones: pour, poor
• Homophones: paw in non-rhotic accents

From Middle English pouren, from Old French, from Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος (poros, "passage").

Noun

1. a tiny opening in the skin
2. by extension any small opening or interstice, especially one of many or allowing passage of a fluid.

Related terms

• porous

From Middle English poren, pouren, puren ("to gaze intently, look closely"), from Old English *purian, suggested by Old English spyrian ("to investigate, examine"). Akin to Middle Dutch poren ("to pore, look"), Dutch porren ("to poke, prod, stir, encourage, endeavour, attempt"), Low German purren ("to poke, stir"), Danish purre ("to poke, stir, rouse"), Swedish dialectal pora, pura, påra ("to work slowly and gradually, work deliberately"), Old English spor ("track, trace, vestige"). Compare also Middle English puren, piren ("to look, peer"). See peer.

Full definition of pore

Verb

1. to study meticulously; to go over again and again.
2. to meditate or reflect in a steady way.

Derived terms

• pore over

Anagrams

• repo
• rope